The Oceana and other works of Iames Harrington / with an account of his life by Iohn Toland.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Harrington, James, 1611-1677.
• Toland, John, 1670-1722, author.

Contributor:

• Becket, Thomas, bookseller.
• Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802, bookseller.
• Evans, Thomas, 1742-1784, bookseller.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Utopias--Early works to 1800.
• Political science--Early works to 1800.
• Great Britain; social history; ca 1688--1760; men of letters, economics, personalities; Harrington, James.
• Engeland; geschiedenis van sociale toestanden, ideeën, bewegingen en maatregelen; ca 1688--ca 1760; men of letters, economen; personen; Harrington, James.
• Political science.
• Utopias.

Local Subjects:

• Great Britain; social history; ca 1688--1760; men of letters, economics, personalities; Harrington, James.
• Engeland; geschiedenis van sociale toestanden, ideeën, bewegingen en maatregelen; ca 1688--ca 1760; men of letters, economen; personen; Harrington, James.

Genre:

• Early works.
• Booksellers' advertisements -- England -- London -- 1771.

Physical Description:

[4], xl, 598, [18] p., [2] leaves of plates ; 30 cm (4to)

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Printed for T. Becket, T. Cadell, in the Strand; and T. Evans, in King Street, Covent Garden, MDCCLXXI [1771]

Contents:

• Toland's dedication
• His preface
• The life of James Harrington
• The grounds and reasons of monarchy considered, by John Hall
• The commonwealth of Oceana
• The prerogative of popular government
• The art of law-giving
• A word concerning a house of peers
• Valerius and Publicola
• A system of politics delineated in short and easy aphorisms
• Political aphorisms
• Seven models of a commonwealth
• The ways and means whereby an equal and lasting commonwealth may be suddenly introduced, and perfectly founded, with the free consent and actual confirmation of the whole people of England
• Appendix, containing all the political tracts ... omitted in Mr. Toland's edition.

Notes:

• Page 591 misnumbered 991.
• Signatures: pi² a-e⁴ B-4G⁴ ²B² 4I⁴.
• Bookseller's advertisements--final leaf.
• Includes index.

Local Notes:

HSP copy on deposit in the Library Company of Philadelphia.

Cited in:

English short title catalogue, T145707

Other Format:

Online version: Harrington, James, 1611-1677. Oceana and other works of Iames Harrington.

OCLC:

30851849